British Pugwash member Richard Guthrie highlights how the lessons learned from the chemical weapons experience can be harnessed for those … More
Category: Nuclear weapons free world
Pugwash works toward decreasing the salience of nuclear weapons and promoting a nuclear weapons free world.
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Report: Istanbul Working Group 1 – Nuclear weapons and their elimination
Co-conveners: Wael Al-Assad, Francesco Calogero, Sergio Duarte Co-rapporteurs: Francesca Giovannini and Joelien Pretorius The working group discussed disarmament under four … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Duarte opening remarks
Amb. Sergio Duarte, former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (Brazil) provides opening remarks for the panel on “Perspectives … More
Statement on DPRK Nuclear Test
On 13 February 2013, Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the nuclear … More
Statement on the addition of the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site as a World Heritage Site
Pugwash Leaders Commend Addition of Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site as World Heritage Site and Urge Concrete Progress on Disarmament, on 65th … More
New York consultation on the 2010 NPT Review Conference
Pugwash was very active during the 2010 NPT Review Conference in New York City, May 2010, and convened a high … More
Dhanapala statement at NGO session of the 2010 NPT Review Conference
On the 7 May 2010 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala made a statement during the NGO session of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation … More
Moscow consultations on European security
Pugwash led a delegation of senior former European ministers to visit key officials and experts in Moscow from 24-28 April 2010. … More
Dhanapala statement on the new START treaty
On 29 March 2010 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala welcomed the conclusion of the new US-Russian START Treaty. Dhanapala START statement
Washington, D.C. consultations on European attitudes to disarmament
From March 1-4, 2010, Pugwash facilitated a delegation of senior European leaders, led by Des Browne MP, to Washington, DC to … More
Dhanapala statement on global zero
Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala spoke at the Global Zero Summit of 2-4 February 2010 about the revitalization of the global … More
London meeting on NATO nuclear strategy
On 15 January 2010 Pugwash co-convened a meeting to look at the issues surrounding NATO nuclear strategy and to identify areas that … More
Report on CTBT consultations
Pugwash convened a special meeting in New York City in October 2009 with senior policy makers and experts from most of … More
Nova Scotia workshop on A Strategy for Student/Young Pugwash: How Students and Young People can Influence the Peace Agenda in the Next Ten Years
On 11 July 2009 members of the International Student Young Pugwash held a meeting on the occasion of the 30th anniversary … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 